"Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility, count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but the interests of others." Phillipians 2:3-4
This is really really hard to do. In your own power that is. I have been praying this week for the Lord to transform me and live out this truth in my life. I love the remainder of this passage:
"Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. " Phillipians 2:5-8
Just such a sobering reminder that not even Christ counted himself as equal with God, being himself God, and made himself nothing.....humbling himself to the point of death on a cross! The most humiliating death, the death of a criminal, our Lord, our Creator died for us. So when my pride acts up this is what I need to remember! I need to be obedient to the Lord, I need to count others as more significant than myself, and humble myself. That's what I'm focusing on this week. Love to all!!!
2 comments:
Wow! I may have to memorize that one myself! Love it!!
I am working on Galations 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we don't give up.
Do you know how many times these 7 words; "do not become weary in doing good", I say to myself a day at work!! A zillion....everytime some walks through the door or the phone rings and it's someone I don't care to talk to or not very nice! I just keep repeating in my head "do not become weary in doing good". It's hard but worth it!
I can't believe, I am just sitting here on my couch..it just dawned on me this is the first year I have forgotten the anniversary of Dan Roelofs death. He died March 20, 2003. I just can't believe I forgot. crazy. I guess it was your verses that made me think of him, and looking at the date of your post and the date on our clock...weird. I miss him, we all do.
love ya girlie...i miss you too!
Jacci.
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